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21 de mai. de 2024 · James Cornwallis D.C.L. 1794–1824. Bp. of Coventry and Lichfield. Pres. by king pubd. 6 Feb. 1794 (Lond. Gaz. no. 13621). Instit. 10 Feb.; instal. 22 Feb. (DCM/C/A/4 pp. 27–8). Became 4th Earl Cornwallis Aug. 1823. D. 20 Jan. 1824 (Gent. Mag. 1824, xciv (1) 279). Charles Henry Hall D.D. 1824–1827. Pres. by king pubd. 11 Feb ...
17 de mai. de 2024 · Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis was a British soldier and statesman, probably best known for his defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, in the last important campaign (September 28–October 19, 1781) of the American Revolution. Cornwallis was possibly the most capable British general
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6 de mai. de 2024 · Fought near Greensboro, North Carolina, it was a pyrrhic victory for the British army under Lord Charles Cornwallis, which narrowly defeated Major General Nathanael Greene and the Southern Continental Army at the cost of 25% casualties.
Há 3 dias · Robert Douglas, M.P. for Orkney, Colonel, killed at Fontenoy, brother of below), 1741–3; James Douglas, fourteenth Earl of Morton, 1745–6 (but living in France and imprisoned in Bastille, 1746); Henry Pelham, 1762–9; Countess Dowager Cornwallis, widow of first Earl, 1769–84; Captain (later Admiral Sir) William Cornwallis, son ...
8 de mai. de 2024 · Genealogy for Thomas Puckeridge, Free Settler "Earl Cornwallis" 1801, died enroute (1797 - 1801) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
8 de mai. de 2024 · Son of John Puckeridge and Aspilas Ward. Husband of Ann Puckeridge - Snead, Convict "Earl of Cornwallis" 1801. Father of Joseph Puckeridge; Richard Puckeridge; Thomas Puckeridge; Sarah Puckeridge; James Puckeridge and 5 others.
16 de mai. de 2024 · Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, eldest son of the 1st Earl Cornwallis, was born in 1738. At the age of 18 he was appointed ensign, and in 1758–9 served as aide-de-camp to Granby in Germany, being present at the battle of Minden. In 1761 he was made lieutenant-colonel and saw much active service.
